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Boris Becker expects another period of domination for now 13-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, after being sparked back to life at Wimbledon.

The Serb had not lifted a major title since holding all four Slams at once by capturing the French Open for the first time two years ago.

Back then, Becker was part of Djokovic’s coaching team but the pair split after losing the world No. 1 spot to Andy Murray at the end of 2016.

An elbow injury then plagued the Serb during 2017 and his ranking plummeted outside the top-20 earlier this year.

Struggling to rediscover his form, many had written the 31-year-old off after undergoing surgery at the beginning of this season but he is now back in the top-10 after claiming his latest Grand Slam title.

Djokovic seems back to his best (Picture: Getty)

Becker believes his semi-final match-up with Rafael Nadal was the key to reinstating the belief he’d lost in recent times and now expects Djokovic to return to dominating at the top of the sport.

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‘There were a lot of questions marks before this tournament, from himself and others,’ he told Fox Sports.

‘I don’t think he was sure to go all the way, but having overcome Nadal in the semis, I think it made all the difference. It gave him the belief back.

Most Grand Slam titles (ATP)

20 – Federer17 – Nadal14 – Sampras13 – Djokovic

‘I think there’s no reason for him not to go on a run now.

‘He just needed to finish this tournament as a winner — unexpectedly this early in his comeback. Now with the hardcourt season is coming up. It’s his favourite surface and his most successful tournament is the US Open.

‘There’s no reason he shouldn’t be winning majors on a regular basis for the next two to three years.’